A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORE MUSCLE STRENGTHENING EXERCISES AND MCKENZIE EXERCISES FOR LOW BACK PAIN IN PAKISTAN AVIATION PILOTS by SIDRA GHIAS PT., Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume X, Issue V, May 2022 Edition

Scirj Volume X, Issue V, May 2022 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORE MUSCLE STRENGTHENING EXERCISES AND MCKENZIE EXERCISES FOR LOW BACK PAIN IN PAKISTAN AVIATION PILOTS

SIDRA GHIAS PT.

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of core muscle strengthening exercises and Mckenzie exercises for low back pain in pilots. METHOD: In this RCT, 34 patients were randomly allocated into two groups namely core muscle strengthening exercises ( n=17) and McKenzie exercises group(n=17). Both groups received the treatment for 4 weeks. The study was conducted in cmh Peshawar and cmh Gujranwala. The primary outcome measures were NPRS (Numerical pain rating scale) and MODI (Modified owestry disability index). The data was analyzed by spss version 20. RESULTS: The mean age of patients enrolled in this study was 31.2 (SD±1.98). The mean weight of total patients was 84.1 (SD±6.45). The mean height of total patients was 5.31 (SD±0.39). Out of total 34 patients 4 were those who ‘rarely’ have low back pain complaint and 21 were those who ‘sometimes’ have back pain during flying and 9 were those who ‘often’ have back pain during flying. Pre and post data analysis of core muscle strengthening exercises was done using paired t test. It showed nonsignificant result for NPRS while showed significant results for MODI with p value ≤0.05. Pre and post data analysis for McKenzie exercise group was done with paired t test. It showed significnt results for NPRS and MODI with p value ≤0.05. Between group analysis using independent t test showed no significant difference between two groups of core muscle strengthening exercises and McKenzie exercises for NPRS and MODI. CONCLUSION: This study concludes that both core muscle strengthening exercises and McKenzie exercises are effective in the management of low back pain though McKenzie therapy group seemed to be more effective in reducing pain in aviation pilots with low back pain.

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Search Terms: Core muscle strengthening exercises, McKenzie exercises, NPRS, MODI

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